Meaning of 公鸡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- cock; rooster
How to use 公鸡
公鸡 is the everyday word for a rooster, often mentioned for crowing at dawn. The measure word is usually 只 (zhī). Example: 早上公鸡在叫。(Zǎoshang gōngjī zài jiào.) The rooster is crowing in the morning.
公 (gōng) means male when used for animals, and 鸡 (jī) means chicken, so 公鸡 is literally a male chicken. Picture a proud rooster as the gentleman of the farmyard.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes assume 公 always means public, as in 公园 (gōngyuán) or 公司 (gōngsī), and get confused here. With animals, 公 means male, so read 公鸡 as male chicken, not public chicken.
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公 gōng · public · 4 strokes
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鸡 jī · fowl · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 公鸡.
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company; firm; corporation |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office; business premises |
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer |
| 公路 | gōnglù | highway; road |
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram (kg) |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | public transport vehicle; town bus |
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòng qìchē | bus |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 公民 | gōngmín | citizen |
Questions about 公鸡
What does 公鸡 mean?
公鸡 (gōngjī) means "cock; rooster" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 公鸡?
公鸡 is made of 2 characters: 公 (4 strokes), 鸡 (7 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 公鸡 an HSK word?
Yes. 公鸡 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 公鸡 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 公鸡 is written 公雞.
What is the word for a hen in Chinese?
A hen is 母鸡 (mǔjī), using 母 (mǔ) for female. 公 and 母 pair up this way for many animals, such as 公牛 (gōngniú) bull and 母牛 (mǔniú) cow.
How do you say a rooster crows in Chinese?
You can say 公鸡打鸣 (gōngjī dǎmíng) or simply 公鸡叫 (gōngjī jiào). The sound itself is often written 喔喔喔 (wōwōwō).